Melaleuca stypheliodes
Black Tea Tree
Description
Black Tea Tree is an evergreen shrub or tree with narrow, sometimes needle-like leaves and clustered flowers with prominent stamens. It has interesting contorted branches and bark that peels in thick, papery layers.
Sun
Full
Water
Low
Growth Rate
Fast
Soil Type
Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
n/a
Apply as little fertilizer as possible.
If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.